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SAVE THE DATE!

April 27

Noon-2:30pm

at The Grove

Buy, sell, or donate a bike, parts, or accessories
at this festive and long-running annual event. A
portion of each sale will go to fund youth bike
education programs in local public schools.

in Partnership
with:

Learn more and stay up to date.

Visit: RVTD.org/bikeswap

The Bike Education Program

The Bike Education Program, a partnership of Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission (APRC) and the Rogue
Valley Transportation District (RVTD), in collaboration with Ashland Schools Foundation and Ashland Parks
Foundation, is focused on bringing bike safety and lifelong bike confidence to elementary school students in
the Rogue Valley. The program sends trained instructors into classrooms and gets students out for practice
rides. These safe and fun classes give students the tools they need to cycle with confidence and teach them
how to be responsible riders.

The program is funded primarily through the Rogue Valley Bike Swap, an annual event which provides
an opportunity to find an affordable bike, sell a used bike, and learn about bike advocacy and alternative
transportation methods. APRC and RVTD hold weekly volunteer work parties, where donated bikes are tuned
up and made ready to sell at the swap or donated to local organizations for distribution to those in need.

The Bike Education Program aims to educate every student in the Rogue Valley about proper bike safety
techniques. Donations support the hiring of classroom instructors and help to purchase a trailered fleet of
new bikes for use in our schools.

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